Wigan offered more money and Scott wanted to win some silverware before retiring.

Taylor has done himself no favours in how he has acted. It is staggering that a player of his age would want to be away from one of the best teams in the world because he is 'homesick". Most kids in his position would grasp the opportunity with both hands and go on to be a legend.
I can't blame Wigan for holding out for a transfer fee, they have not had a decent return on the money they paid to Rovers for his transfer fee.

Taylor needs to be careful what he wishes for.

FWIW i would have done the same thing in Wigan's place

I suspect wigan did it because we'd just paid £100k for sneyd and they thought we'd do the same for taylor. As it is they'll likely not have him next year anyway and won't get anything for him but the player will be unhappy. IMO, clubs have a duty in these cases to look at player welfare and if they'd come to a reasonable figure for the player I'm sure we'd have stumped up for him. As it is everyone is losing other than the club where he ends up.

If he'd been an aussie they'd have released him no questions asked

Have you got a link to a report where he is quoted as being homesick?

The reports in the Mail over the last few months have talked about his keeness to play for Hull FC, the club he and his family have always supported. Again no direct quotes but certainly nothing I can see about homesickness.

I suspect you are just a teensy bit annoyed that a very good ex-Rovers player will be pulling on a Hull shirt (albeit not for another season yet).

You're using the Mail to support your case? That's like me trying to convince a Hull fan with utterances from Mr G. Lloyd of the BBC.

The lad is clearly determined to play for Hull and if that is his dream, that's his dream. Admiralable in many ways. If Hull won't match Wigan's asking price or have annoyed them in some way, then that is business. Dog eat dog, innit? I daresay they'll get a loan fee if he spends a year at Hudds, or a player exchange. With Flower banned and rumours we might be signing Dudson or Burke, they might be in need of a prop going t'other way.

Would have been a sickener in 2012, but 3 years - well there's been plenty of water under that burned bridge.

No, I'm saying that the only reports I'm aware of regarding Taylor potentially joining Hull have been in the Mail and that none of them say that he's homesick.

That is remiss of the Radio Humberside. C'mon lads 'rumours from wigan that Scott Taylor is homesick...'

For once I agree with your good self and Smailes. He does clearly want to play for Hull. being closer to friends and family may suit him as well, but the homesickness thing does sound like Wigan fans trying to rationalise something that is almost incomprehensible to them. Nobody likes been jilted, but when it is for somebody you perceive as much less attractive you to explain it away.

It was always going to be tough to move directly across the river and he's picked up a couple of medals with which he can console himself. This time he and his agent have perhaps been a bit clumsy.

Still think there's a chance he could sign for us this year

Said the same myself.

Wigan let him sign for Wakefield (no fee involved) the deal didn't happen (Wakefield didn't pennies at that time, wages wise) so that left him without a club so tuson signed for Hull